I now imitate brave people. I am a Courage Copy Cat.
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Morning Platitude from The GratiDude
One of the cool things about studying and learning how the mind works and how we interpret our reality is that you find little opportunities to leverage science and create some hacks and shortcuts. One such concept that I will explore today is leveraging mirror neurons by having vicarious experiences.
Mirror neurons are a reflective experience where we virtually share an experience that we were observing when our mind can create a simulation that also create similar emotional reactions as the actual participant that is being observed. Obviously, this could be dangerous if you’re not aware of this phenomenon or function as you may end up absorbing some difficult or negative emotions by observing other people’s pain struggles experiences this is especially problematic or potentially negative if you’re an empath and extremely sensitive and also unaware of the impact of other people’s emotions on your own personal emotional state. If you are aware of it, you can look for signs that you’re shifting unnecessarily in a wrong direction emotionally and make the deduction that it could be coming from your observations of other people’s experiences.
As you will find out, if you don’t already know, I treat myself like the guinea pig and I put everything to work on myself practice it check it out and decide whether it works for me and potentially could be beneficial for others.
For this reason, I’ve been looking for images and examples of courage and strength that I could store in my short-term memory for easy access and then apply in my own personal situations and challenges as a form of mirroring the bravery that I am seeing in action by others. I had the opportunity to put this to work in Yoga yesterday.
In the middle of a difficult sequence that we rolled into called “revolved half-moon”, I decided to challenge more of my balance in the pose by looking up at my raised arm much more than I ever have and telling myself it’s totally OK just to fall and that I need to mirror the courage of the little girl in this video as she lets go of the tow rope on the wakeboard for the first time.
I started giggling in the middle of this yoga pose, picturing this little girl, and thanking her for having the stones to drop that rope and to give me the courage from her courage to go the extra mile in my yoga pose in this moment.
And in your life, when you have the opportunity, you should always thank people for the opportunities to leverage their courageous behavior or brave acts in your own life.
Yes, it is possible to become more courageous by watching courageous people, as observing others performing brave acts can inspire and motivate you to do the same, a phenomenon known as “vicarious experience” in psychology; essentially, seeing others face challenges can make you feel more capable of doing so yourself.
Key points about this concept:
Role models:
When we see people we admire overcoming fear, it can provide a positive model for our own behavior, making us more likely to step outside our comfort zone.
Social learning:
By observing courageous actions, we can learn strategies and coping mechanisms to deal with our own fears.
Empowerment:
Witnessing others’ courage can boost our self-belief and confidence, making us feel more capable of facing challenges.
However, it’s important to remember that:
Active engagement is key:
While watching courageous people can be inspiring, actual courage development requires acting and gradually pushing yourself beyond your comfort zone.
Context matters:
The situations and challenges faced by the people you observe should be relatable to your own life to maximize the impact.
Not just about watching:
Seeking out stories and narratives about courageous individuals, discussing their actions, and reflecting on their experiences can further enhance the learning process.
Just the other day, I was thanking my buddy Steve Bledsoe up in Nashville, who I’ve thanked a bunch of times for being one of the inspirations to expedite me quitting drinking alcohol. Steve has had an incredibly extensive career in sales and business development in golf and has done it without drinking alcohol the entire time. Steve worked for me when we were in partnership with Club Car at our technology company GPSI and simply observing him and watching him made me realize that I was making excuses around needing to consume alcohol as part of my job responsibilities and providing for my family.
It turns out that it was a bunch of bullshit.
As we are catching up on some other things on the phone, the other day, the subject of thanking people for leveraging their courage came up and I once again took the opportunity to thank him because again it cost me nothing and I want him to fully appreciate how much I appreciate him.
Look for the people on social media or in your life that are doing things that really deep down you want to do as well and that you just haven’t had the time courage, patience, or resources to pursue and start rehearsing doing those things in your mind so your body can prepare and be ready for those opportunities. Feel what it feels like to do the brave thing that you want to do or to pick up the habit that you’ve always wanted to pick up go ahead and copy the courage of others to start doing what you want to do tomorrow today.
And I’ll continue to be your guinea pig. I just hope that if something goes awry and I have a failed experiment that somebody comes and straightens me out here at the bachelor bungalow with a shot of wheat grass and a quick yoga flow and I should be good to go!
All my experiments today are in the mental and physical health and wellness and happiness space so if anything, I’ll just overindulge in some sort of activity and be over blissed or over nourished or over rested, which are all things that I can handle with an attitude of gratitude.
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KC
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